AOS - International Financial Outsourcing School Leaver Apprentice

Job description

As a school leaver apprentice here's what will await you during your four-year training contract. The role of an Associate Client Advisor is to ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly management accounts, VAT returns and statutory financial statements. You will be the point of contact for your portfolio of clients, providing high quality advice and working with other teams to deliver an excellent client experience.

We are now operating a hybrid working model, so as a trainee you will split your time between working from home, visiting the office, client sites when required or studying for your professional exams.

Accountancy & Outsourcing at Forvis Mazars

Our Accounting and Outsourcing team works to support our clients to better run their finance functions, understand their financial position and performance, and to ensure they are compliant with changing accounting and tax legislation. With the relentless pace of technology change you will need to be able to advise clients in areas such as process and digitalisation, business performance and financial reporting, while building enduring relationships that positions Mazars as a trusted adviser. Our successful team of more than 300 professionals is growing across all areas including cloud accounting, payroll, financial reporting and company secretarial.

You can find out more about AOS at Forvis Mazars here.

About the International Accounting Team

The International Accounting Services team works with international clients and provides day to day and year end accounting solutions and services. Our work includes the provision of outsourced finance function, short-term secondment support and year end statutory accounting. Our clients typically work with Forvis Mazars across a number of countries and as well as the provision of work in the UK it is also important to help co-ordinate the delivery of work across other countries and regions.

Hear from our trainee Raul:

'Joining Forvis Mazars has given me the opportunity to both study for professional qualifications and work in a highly competitive and fast moving industry to build my experience and confidence.'

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Training

During your first two years you will:

• Learn how to use accounting software and systems in order to post financial transactions and prepare financial statements;
• Develop an understanding of management accounts and financial statements and the nature of our clients' business.
• Develop your accounting and business knowledge and understanding.

In your third year you will:

• Build on your knowledge of finance systems and financial reporting to prepare management accounts, VAT returns and financial statements for manager review
• Self-review your own work, ensuring minimal review points are raised by managers;
• Be involved in more complex financial reporting;
• Have confident knowledge of accounting standards and best practice financial reporting processes which you apply to a given client.

In the final year you will be expected to be able to take responsibility for the junior members of your team. You will train them, review their work and support them through their studies.

Throughout your training contract you will be fully involved with client work, building relationships with clients, attending meetings and communicatng directly with them on a day to day basis

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How to apply

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 30 April 2025

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Closing date:  30 April 2025